Anchor



Feb. 5, 1924.

H. A. BENEDICT ET AL ANCHOR Filed Nov. 26'.

Patented Feb. 5, 1924.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFJF 10E HERSI-IEL A. ennnnrer, or EAST ORANGE,ennnnvnnn yronnnn, or messy crrv,

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ANCHOR.

Application filed November 26, 1921. Serial No.u518,018.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, Hnnsrrnr. A. BENE- orc'r and Enviinn M. MoLLnn,citizens of the United States, residing at East Orange and Jersey City,respectively, in the counties of Essex and Hudson and State ofNewJersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Anchors;and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in anchors and more particularlyto an anchor for the attachment of vacuum oilers in place, as upon thebearing {housing of motors, axles, etc, as used upon railway cars orother places. It has recently become customary in railway engineering topro vide a vacuum oiler to maintain the wool or other waste in thebearing housing, saturated with oil. Such oilers have been manufacturedwith cylindrical tanks which are secured directly upon the top of thebearing housing, but difliculty has been encountered in attaching thetank satisfactorily in place.

The objects of the present invention are vto provide an improved meansof attachment of the vacuum tank to the housing; .to prevent the tankfrom shaking loose; to provide a simple, inexpensive but at the sametime very secure means of attachment; to avoid extra parts; to providefor quickly mounting and demounting; to utilize a single attachingdevice for the tank; to use the same attaching means for both the top ofthe housing and the tank; to secure a device readily incorporated intanks and housings now in use, and to obtain other advantages andresults as may be brought out in the following description.

Referring to the accompanying drawing in which like numerals ofreference indicate similar parts throughout the several views,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the tank and anchorage bolt mounted inposition, the tank being broken away at the anchorage bolt in order todisclose the same; and

Figure 2 is an end view of the same.

In the specific embodiment of the invention illustrated in said drawing,reference numeral 1 indicates the bearing housing within which iscarried as usual the wool or other waste which rests upon the axle orother rotating member and s kept saturated by a wick 2 from a vacuumtank25' tank is sealed so as not to admit any ,for-' eign matter, and ittherefore is;imperati\' e that the supporting means for the tank doesnot in any way disturb the sealing of the tank. Furthermore, theftank ismount ed upon the top of the housing in such manner that the interior ofthe/housing islikewise protected against any foreign matter entering thesame so that the oil which is fed tothe waste will remain clean andserve;

its purpose eifectively.

In order to mountthe tank in position, we preferably provide avertically extending sleeveor tube 4: within the tank reaching from topto vbottomof the-same and,

opening through the walls of the tank. This tube 4 may be ,made integralwith the walls of the tank, welded thereto, or otherwise ,formed or heldin place sc -that the interior of the tube will have no communicam tion'whatever with the interior of the tank and yet the tube will extendthrough the tank. As shown, thetank is cylindrical and the tube isformed integral with the walls thereof, extending diametrically throughthe middle of the tank. By this construction, a bolt or other means maybe inserted through the tube and any loosening of the bolt will notcause any leakage nor otherwise disturb the working of the vacuumsystem. Preferably a boss 5 is formed at each end of the tube, providingan adequate seat at one end for engagement in a correspond ing hole inthe top 6 of the bearing housing 1, and providing at the other end asuitable reinforcement and offset for engagement with the lock washer ornut on the bolt.

An anchor bolt 7 is shown in the drawings as having its lower endflattened, as at 8, and as secured by bolts 9 to the bearing housing onthe inside of said housing, the bolt projecting upwardly and passingthrou h the tube 4. Said anchor bolt is provide with a lock washer 10and nut 11 at its top. It will be observed that by tightening down 2 1,asaeea upon the nut, pressure is exerted against the end of said tube,forcing the lower boss 5 into its seat and positively securing the tankin place. Obviously the attachment of the tank in this manner is notonly very simple, but may be conveniently and expeditiouslyaccomplished. The anchor bolt 7 is very readily mounted in position withthe top 6 of the housing removed, after which the top is put back uponthe housing and then the tank 3 is slid down over the anchor bolt andthe nut 11 is then applied and tightened. which therefore accomplishesthe purpose with a minimum of operations and maximum of efliciency.Furthermore, it will be noted that the single bolt answers therequirements of both securing the top of the housing in place andsecuring the vacuum tank in position for inspection or replacement ofthe waste, the same may be quickly and easily done.

As clearly shown in Figure 2 of the drawing We preferably provide asaddle shaped structure on the upper surface of the top 6 within whichthe tank 3 will seat when placed in position.

While We have shown one embodiment of our invention and described thesame for the purpose of definiteness in connection with one particulardevice, it is to be understood that application of my invention may beextended to other uses and various modifications and changes may be madein the construction and assembly without departing from the spirit orscope of the invention as set forth in the following claims whenconstrued in the light of the prior art.

Having thus described our invention, we claim:

1. In a device of the character described, a tank having a tube closedwith respect to the interior of the tank and open at its opposite endsto the exterior of the tank, an anchor bolt of greater length than saidtube having means at one end for attaching the same to a bearing housingand arranged and adapted to project through said tube for securing thetank in place.

2. In a device of the character described, a tank having a tubeextending through the same closed with respect to the interior oi thetank and open at its opposite ends to the exterior of the tank, ananchor bolt of greater length than said tube having means at one end forattaching the same to a hearing housing or the like and arranged andadapted to project through said tube for securing the tank in place.

3. In combination with a housing, a top for said housing, a tank mountedon the top, and an anchor bolt for securing both the top and tank inplace on the housing whereby both may be readily removed and replaced.

4. In combination With a housing, an

anchor bolt secured within said housing and projecting upwardly out ofthe top thereof, a top for said housing, and a tank mounted on said topand secured thereto in fixed relation to the housing by said anchorbolt.

5. In combination with a housing, a top for said housing having anopening therein, a tank positioned upon the said top and having anopening therethrough registering with the opening in said top, and ananchor bolt secured to the said housing and extending through saidopenings of the top and tank for securing said top and tank'in positionupon the housing.

6. In combination with a housing, a top for said housing having anopening therein, a tank positioned upon said top, a tube extendingvertically through said tank closed with respect to the interior thereofand open at its ends registering with the opening in said top, and ananchor bolt extending through said tube for securing said tank and topin position upon the housing;

In testimony whereof Weafiix our signatures.

HERSHEL A. BENEDICT, EDVAR'D M. MOLLER.

